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 Empidinae balancing act
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| Philippe moniotte |
Posted on 07-05-2008 09:21
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 Member Location: Heron, Belgium Posts: 865 Joined: 14.10.05 |
Hi all, We are used to seeing the acrobatics of empidid mating pairs, but this one is almost a miracle : the male is hanging on a window glass pane! I had plenty of time to fetch my camera and shoot a few pictures before they fell off. Size was 8-10 mm Heron (B) May 4th 2008 The short rostrum makes me think it is not Empis sp, or is that wrong and not a criterion at all ? Thanks for your suggestions Philippe Philippe moniotte attached the following image:  [187.27Kb] |
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| Philippe moniotte |
Posted on 13-05-2008 10:38
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Member Location: Heron, Belgium Posts: 865 Joined: 14.10.05 |
On second thought, could they be Rhamphomyia crassirostris ? Cheers Philippe |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 13-05-2008 11:09
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Male eyes contiguous: not crassirostris. Probably sulcata.
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| Philippe moniotte |
Posted on 13-05-2008 14:52
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Member Location: Heron, Belgium Posts: 865 Joined: 14.10.05 |
Thanks Paul I thought of sulcata, but I was under the impression that sulcata was overall darker, with the female having clear wing ?? Is that just a wrong memory ?  Philippe |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 13-05-2008 15:08
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
With this oblique view of the wing it is hard to say how 'clear' the wing really is.
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